Probable Starters. AJ Ramirez HR - 3 RBI Swinging a hot bat, second on team in batting average. Frankie Rios

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1 12-Time National Champions UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California Telephone: (213) Fax: (213) Baseball Sports Information Director: Rachel Caton Telephone: (213) Fax: (213) Schedule/Results Overall: 4-0 Pac-12: 0-0 Home: 4-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Res. February 14 Northwestern W, 4-3 (11 inn) February 15 Northwestern W, 2-1 (15 inn) February 16 Northwestern W, 13-6 February 18 # 3 Cal State Fullerton% W, 6-1 February 21 North Dakota State 6 p.m. February 22 North Dakota State 2 p.m. February 23 North Dakota State 1 p.m. February 25 at Long Beach State 6 p.m. February 28 Cal Poly 6 p.m. March 1 Cal Poly 6 p.m. March 2 Cal Poly 1 p.m. March 3 Waseda University (ex) 6 p.m. March 4 at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. March 7 Houston 6 p.m. March 8 Pepperdine 2 p.m. March 9 UCLA 1 p.m. March 11 Loyola Marymount 6 p.m. March 14 at Oregon* 6 p.m. March 15 at Oregon* 2 p.m. March 16 at Oregon* 12 p.m. March 18 Stony Brook 6 p.m. March 21 at Stanford*% 7 p.m. March 22 at Stanford* 3 p.m. March 23 at Stanford*% 3 p.m. March 25 at Loyola Marymount 6 p.m. March 28 Washington* 6 p.m. March 29 Washington* 2 p.m. March 30 Washington* 1 p.m. April 1 Long Beach State 6 p.m. April 4 at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. April 5 at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. April 6 at Arizona State* 12:30 p.m. April 8 at Pepperdine 3 p.m. April 11 Utah* 6 p.m. April 12 Utah* 2 p.m. April 13 Utah* 1 p.m. April 17 Arizona*% 7 p.m. April 18 Arizona*% 7 p.m. April 19 Arizona* % 7 p.m. April 22 Hawai i 6 p.m. April 24 at UCLA*% 6 p.m. April 25 at UCLA*% 7 p.m. April 26 at UCLA* 2 p.m. April 29 UC Irvine 6 p.m. May 2 at Washington State* 6 p.m. May 3 at Washington State* 2 p.m. May 4 at Washington State* 12 p.m. May 9 California* 6 p.m. May 10 California* 2 p.m. May 11 California* 1 p.m. May 19 Grand Canyon 6 p.m. May 20 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. May 23 Oregon State* 6 p.m. May 24 Oregon State* 2 p.m. May 25 Oregon State* 1 p.m. For Release: Feb. 20, 2014 TROJANS CONTINUE HOMESTAND AS NORTH DAKOTA STATE COMES TO DEDEAUX FOR THREE Upcoming Games Schedule Friday, Feb. 21 North Dakota State at USC - 6 p.m. PT RHP Wyatt Strahan ( ERA, 5Ks, 6.0 IP) vs. RHP David Ernst Dedeaux Field Saturday, Feb. 22 North Dakota State at USC - 2 p.m. PT LHP Bob Wheatley (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 3Ks, 6.0 IP) vs. LHP Trent Keefer Dedeaux Field Sunday, Feb. 22 North Dakota State at USC - 1 p.m. PT LHP Kyle Twomey (0-0, 7.71 ERA, 4Ks, 4.2 IP) vs. LHP Parker Trewin Dedeaux Field LOS ANGELES The Trojans continue their homestand this weekend as they welcome North Dakota State to Dedeaux Field for a three-game set beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. PT. USC is coming off an emotional victory on Tuesday over No. 3 Cal State Fullerton, 6-1. In a true team effort, three Trojan pitchers, Brent Wheatley, Sean Adler and James Guillen held the typically potent Titan offense to just four hits. The Trojans offense combined for six runs on nine hits, behind a 3-for-4 day for sophomore Vahn Bozoian, who also launched his second home run in as many games, this time a solo shot to left field. The Trojans started off the 2014 campaign with two back-to-back extra inning contests. After a inning LF 3B Games 5-7 Probable Starters AJ Ramirez HR - 3 RBI Swinging a hot bat, second on team in batting average Kevin Swick SS HR - 3 RBI Leads team with 2 doubles Frankie Rios CF HR - 1 RBI Looked comfortable at SS in first collegiate games Timmy Robinson HR - 1 RBI Entered the season with a 7 game hitting streak SP Wyatt Strahan 2B ERA - 5 Ks IP Pitched opening day, strong outing in no-decision RF Dante Flores HR - 2 RBI Looked strong in first series, scored three runs 1B Vahn Bozoian HR - 4 RBI Hit second home run in as many games in 3-for-4 day Tuesday Jake Hernandez HR - 1 RBI Leads team in batting average category All times local * Pac-12 game % Pac-12 Networks (Baseball America ranking at time of game) C Garrett Stubbs HR - 3 RBI Leads the team with eight hits. Also got a start in LF on 2/15 SP Bob Wheatley ERA - 3 Ks IP Continued to show great command, only walked 2 in 6.0 innings DH Jeremy Martinez HR - 2 RBI Also made a start on Saturday at catcher Bench Bobby Stahel HR - 0 RBI Finished second in conference in hitby-pitch category in 2013 SP Kyle Twomey ERA - 4 Ks IP Had to pitch out of a lot of jams in first start of season on 2/16 Bench Omar Cotto Lozada HR - 0 RBI Started opening day in left field 1 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com1

2 National Polls (Feb. 17) Baseball America 1. Virginia 2. Oregon State 3. Cal State Fullerton 4. Florida State 5. South Carolina 6. North Carolina 7. Mississippi State 8. Louisiana State 9. Vanderbilt 10. Indiana 11. Oregon 12. UCLA 13. Clemson 14. Louisiana-Lafayette 15. Rice 16. Miami 17. North Carolina 18. Texas 19. TCU 20. Louisville 21. Alabama 22. Cal Poly 23. Florida 24. Texas A&M 25. Arkansas Dedeaux Field You knew there had to be something special about Dedeaux Field from the day it first opened its gates on March 30, Righthander Russ McQueen threw a no-hitter that afternoon in the first game ever played at Dedeaux Field as USC swept a doubleheader from California. The Trojans went on to win the national championship that year and Dedeaux Field has been their home ever since. The 2014 season marks the 40th season of play at Dedeaux Field. One of the country s finest collegiate baseball structures, Dedeaux Field has continually been improved over recent years with the grandest project taking place before the 2002 season. A $4 million project signified the largest improvement made to the facility as a new clubhouse and players lounge were added on the first base side. Expanded offices for the coaching staff and new Hall of Fame were also part of the project, along with a new restroom pavilion. A new bleacher section was added on the first base side, pushing capacity to 2,500 at Dedeaux Field. The 2008 season brought a new scoreboard, along with the million-dollar Rod Dedeaux Research for Baseball Institute (RDRBI) which adds batting cages, a new weight room and state-of-the-art video motion analysis. Prior to the 2011 season, a $600,000 project added new lights to Dedeaux Field to bring the facility to NCAA-mandated standards for hosting postseason play. With dimensions of 335 feet down the right and left field lines, 365 in the right field power alleys and 375 to the left field power alleys, and 395 to straightaway center, Dedeaux Field is a natural grass field. Dedeaux Field has also been used extensively by the entertainment industry. It has been the site of MTV s Rock-and-Jock softball game and was used in the production and filming of several motion pictures, including Mr. Baseball, The Big Leaguer, A League of Their Own and For Love of the Game. USC at Dedeaux Field - Year-by-Year NCBWA 1. Oregon State 2. Cal State Fullerton 3. Florida State 4. Virginia 5. LSU 6. Vanderbilt 7. Mississippi State 8. Oregon 9. South Carolina 10. UCLA 11. Rice 12. NC State 13. Louisville 14. North Carolina 15. Clemson 16. Indiana 17. Miami 18. Oklahoma State 19. Arizona State 20. Florida 21. Texas A&M 22. Cal Poly 23. TCU 24. Louisiana-Lafayette 25. Arkansas All-Time (.652) victory on Friday, the Trojans played the longest game in program history since 1995, as they took 15 innings to defeat Northwestern, 2-1. Finally, the Trojan bats came alive on Sunday, collecting 18 hits for 13 runs as the series sweep was complete with a 13-6 victory. Sophomores Vahn Bozoian and AJ Ramirez led the way at the plate for the Trojans on Sunday, as Bozoian blasted the Trojans first home run of the year, while Ramirez went 4-for-4 at the plate with 3 RBI. On the weekend, Garrett Stubbs led the team at the plate, going 6-for-14 (.429). Ramirez and Kevin Swick are next with five hits on the season. Freshmen Jeremy Martinez and Frankie Rios showed a seamless transition from high school to the college game, starting all three games and batting.307 with 2 RBI and.231 with 1 RBI, respectively. NORTH DAKOTA STATE NOTES The Bison will be opening their season on Friday at Dedeaux Field. They return eight starters, including the top eight hitters from last year s postseason lineup, including a pair of first team All-Summit League players in outfielder Kyle Kleinendorst and second baseman Wes Satzinger. The Bison were picked to finish third in the Summit League by a vote of the league s five coaches. Last season the Bison were overall, in conference to finish fourth in the league. SERIES HISTORY This is the first time the Trojans and Bison will meet on the diamond. SEASON OUTLOOK This season s tight-knit squad may seem young with 23 freshman and sophomores, but with 15 of those student-athletes gaining significant playing time on the diamond as freshmen in 2013, second-year head coach Dan Hubbs is looking for the Trojans to use that experience to propel the program back to winning ways in The Trojans return all but 25 innings on the mound from last season, and that experience will be key to the team s success. This spring expect a lot of familiar faces out on the diamond for the Trojans as they are expected to be a lot stronger because of their experience. In 2013, the Trojans lost 12 games by one or two runs and were in countless other games where the scored was either tied or a one-run game in the seventh that they eventually lost. One reason for this was the Trojans entered the season with only about 120 innings of collegiate experience on the mound. This spring it s a different story, as the Trojans return closer to 600 innings of college pitching experience. IMPRESSIVE AT THE PLATE The Trojans will have to replace their top three hitters from a year ago, but senior third baseman infielder Kevin Swick owns the highest returning batting average from 2013 of.305, along with a healthy junior infielder Dante Flores. The Trojans will also rely heavily on five sophomore bats in outfielders Timmy Robinson, Vahn Bozoian and Bobby Stahel, along with infielders AJ Ramirez and Blake Lacey. Lacey leads all returners with 26 RBI from A healthy Omar Cotto Lozada is also an asset for the Trojans because of the speed on the base paths that he provides. IN THE PAC-12 By a vote of the Pac-12 coaches, the Trojans are picked to finish ninth in the conference. The Trojans were picked to finish higher than Washington and Utah. Oregon State was picked to win the Pac-12, followed by Oregon, UCLA, Arizona State, Arizona, Stanford, California and Washington State. IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD Follow the Trojan baseball all year long on twitter, with the baseball specific twitter handle, USC_Baseball. The Trojans are also on Instagram, with the handle SCTrojans_Baseball. BALLPARK FUN For all Friday games, there will be free hot dogs for all USC students. On Sundays this season, there will be an autograph session available to all fans, starting 15 minutes after the game has been completed. Tuesday games will also be Taco Tuesdays. TROJANS ON THE NET USC baseball games this season will be broadcast live on usctrojans.com with video webcasts for majority of home games. For road games you can hear a live radio broadcast on usctrojans.com. RAKING IN THE ACCOLADES Junior catcher Garrett Stubbs was named a Preseason All-Pac-12 first team selection by College Sports Madness. The junior led the conference in runners caught attempting to steal in Freshman phenom Jeremy Martinez was also named Pac-12 Preseason Freshman of the Year by the publication. CLASS BY CLASS PROSPECTS Sophomore lefty Kyle Twomey was named the No. 16 prospect in the sophomore class by Baseball America. Perfect Game USA selected Twomey as the No. 31 player in the sophomore class. Jeremy Martinez the No. 35 player in the freshman class nationally by Perfect Game USA. In the junior class, 2 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com2

3 Wyatt Strahan was ranked No. 44 in the junior class, Nigel Nootbaar was ranked 86th. Dan Hubbs is in his second season as head coach at Troy, after spending one season as associate head coach in He becomes only the sixth head coach at USC since Prior to that, he spend 12 seasons as pitching coach at California. Hubbs was a 3-year ( ) letterman at USC. He currently is fourth on the Trojans career saves list (22) and eighth on the career strikeouts per inning chart (9.19). He posted a career record of with a 3.58 ERA in 81 appearances (64 in relief). In his 12-year ( ) tenure at Cal, the 42-year-old Hubbs regularly produced team ERAs among the lowest in the Pac-10. Three times, his pitching staff set a school record for season strikeouts, including 475 in 2011 when the Golden Bears--a program that was slated to be discontinued after 2011 due to budget cuts but was saved through fundraising efforts-- advanced to the College World Series for the first time since His 2011 staff was second in the Pac-10 with a 2.90 team ERA, posted 11 shutouts and at one point went 47 innings without allowing an earned run. Besides being a top recruiter, he helped develop some of the greatest pitchers in Cal history, including current major leaguers Brandon Morrow, who became the school s highest draft pick ever (fifth in 2006), and Tyson Ross, Freshman All-Americans Kevin Miller (2008), Justin Jones (2010) and Kyle Porter (2011) and 2011 All-Pac-10 first teamer Erik Johnson. He produced Pac-10 save leaders in 2001 (Matt Brown) and 2004 (Jesse Ingram) and the school s career strikeout leader (Trevor Hutchinson). He had 4 pitchers drafted in 2011 and 3 in 2008, and saw 25 of his pitchers sign professional baseball contracts. Before going to Cal, Hubbs was the pitching coach of the Yakima Bears (a short-season single A minor league Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate in Yakima, Wash.) and assisted Pepperdine during the 1999 season. After seeing action in just 4 games as a 1990 freshman, he had a 7-2 record with a 3.60 ERA as a relief pitcher in 1991 as the Trojans won the Pac-10 title. He went 7-6 in 1992 with a 3.97 ERA as a starter. He returned to the bullpen in 1993, setting the since-broken USC season saves record (a national-best 18) while going 5-5 with a 2.96 ERA and a team-high 90 strikeouts as he earned All-American first team and All-Pac-10 first team honors. The Trojans advanced to the NCAA Regionals in 1990, 1991 and Hubbs earned a bachelor s degree in finance from USC in Dan Hubbs Head Coach 2nd year 3rd year at USC He had a seven-year ( ) minor league career with the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. He finished second in the Dodgers organization with 126 strikeouts in In 1996, he went a combined 16-1 between AAA Albuquerque (7-1) and La Romana (9-0) of the Dominican winter league, and was named to Baseball America s Winter League All-Star Team. He led the Pacific Coast League in appearances in 1997, taking the mound 62 times in a 144-game season. He finished his career with a record with nine saves and a 3.75 ERA. In 427 innings, he struck out 436 while walking only 172. He was born on Jan. 23, He and his wife, Alison, a USC graduate, have two sons, Patrick and Charlie. YOUTH MOVEMENT The Trojans have 23 freshmen and sophomores on the roster this season. The sophomores, although only in their second year of college ball, logged significant minutes as true freshmen that should pay off for Troy this year. The freshmen standouts include catcher/designated hitter Jeremy Martinez, infielder Frankie Rios and two-way athlete Jeff Paschke. Martinez is slated to start as the team s designated hitter and will see time behind the plate. Rios will be the Trojans starting shortstop as Blake Lacey rehabs his back injury. Paschke is an athletic righty with some pop in his bat, but is also strong off the mound, where he may see playing time first. TROJANS IN THE MAJORS In the history of the USC baseball program, a total of 108 players had made it to the major leagues. Current major leaguers include pitchers Ryan Cook and Tommy Milone (Oakland A s); Brad Boxberger (Tampa Bay Rays); Grant Green (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim); Lucas Duda (New York Mets); Ian Kennedy (San Diego Padres); JP Howell (Los Angeles Dodgers); Nick Buss (Los Angeles Dodgers). BRINGING HIS SKILLS BACK Former USC shortstop Gabe Alvarez enters his fourth season as assistant coach for the Trojans. Alvarez played at USC as a shortstop from and had a career.338 batting average for the Trojans with 28 home runs and 163 RBI. In 1994, he was a first team All-America pick by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after batting.326 with seven home runs and 51 RBI. He was a second-round selection in the 1995 major league baseball draft by the San Diego Padres and played three seasons in the major leagues ( ). COACHING THE TROOPS Dan Hubbs has also brought in a very capable assistant coach in 2014, Matt Curtis, who formerly was the head coach at Cal State Northridge. He will run the offense for the Trojans and brings a load of experience, both as a player and a coach. Another newcomer on the coaching front is volunteer assistant Vinny Lopez, who brings coaching experience from the professional ranks. BROTHERLY LOVE The Trojans boast two sets of brothers on their roster, with the Aguirre brothers, senior J.R. Aguirre (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) and sophomore Carl Aguirre (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) and the Wheatley brothers senior Bob Wheatley (Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS) and sophomore Brent Wheatley (Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS). Both Aguirre brothers favor play in the outfield, although Carl is a versatile utility player, while the Wheatleys prefer the mound. Bob is a lefty, however, while Brent is a righty. MAKING THE GRADES Academics is highly important at USC, and senior third baseman Kevin Swick (La Canda, Calif./Loyola HS), who boasts a 3.83 GPA as a business administration major was a third team Academic All-American, along with being an All-Academic Pac-12 selection. Interested in finance, Swick held an internship in Alaska while he played summer ball for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in 2012 and this past summer he held an internship with Fidelity Investments in Boston. DEDEAUX FIELD DEDICATIONS Prior to the start of the 2011 season, the scoreboard at Dedeaux Field was renamed the Mike Gillespie Scoreboard in honor of former USC player and head coach Mike Gillespie (now the head coach at UC Irvine). Gillespie, who was a player on USC s 1961 national championship, spent 20 seasons as USC s head coach ( ). He led USC as head coach to the 1998 national championship, as well as four trips to the College World Series during his tenure. The batting cages were renamed for the Boone Family, in honor of the Boone family that included former USC players Aaron and Bret Boone. The Boone family became the first family in baseball history to send three generations to the major league All-Star Game (grandfather, Ray, and father, Bob). Bret Boone played at USC from while his brother Aaron played at USC from Both played in the 2003 All-Star Game as a total of five former Trojans (Geoff Jenkins, Barry Zito and Mark Prior) participated in the game. OPERATION: OMAHA From 1948 to 1978, USC dominated the world of college baseball with 11 national championships in 17 appearances at the College World Series (the 1948 CWS was held in Kalamazoo, Mich., with the CWS moving to Omaha, Neb., in 1949). After the 1978 season, the Trojans went through a drought and did not return to Omaha until 1995, when Troy reached the national championship game. Since 1995, the Trojans have made four trips to Omaha ( ), winning their 12th CWS title in USC has the second-most wins (74) at the CWS and is tied for third for most appearances (21). 3 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com3

4 Starting Pitcher Capsules # 33 WYATT STRAHAN Pitcher Junior Bats: Right Throws: Right Villa Park, Calif. Villa Park HS # 27 BOB WHEATLEY Pitcher Senior Bats: Left Throws: Left Villa Park, Calif. Orange Lutheran HS NOTES - Strahan took a no-decision in his first start of the 2014 season. - Strahan made his first collegiate start on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at CSU Bakersfield. - Strahan had the lowest ERA of any Trojan pitcher, 2.45, while going 4-3 in 13 appearances (12 starts), 80.2 innings pitched. STRAHAN S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2/14 Northwestern * STRAHAN'S CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO STRAHAN'S PAC-12 CONFERENCE CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO NOTES - Wheatley took a no-decision in his first start of Showed excellent command in starts at Utah (2.0 innings), at Oregon State (6.0 innings) and vs. Washington State (6.0 innings), where he did not allow a walk. In six other starts, Wheatley only allowed one walk. - Brother Brent is a sophomore righthanded pitcher for the Trojans. WHEATLEY S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2/15 Northwestern * WHEATLEY'S CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Totals WHEATLEY'S CAREER PAC-12 CONFERENCE STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Totals # 24 KYLE TWOMEY Pitcher Sophomore Bats: Left Throws: Left Placentia, Calif. El Dorado HS NOTES - Finished with a no-decision in his first start of Led the Trojans in strikeouts in Only in two of his 16 outings did he not record a strikeout. TWOMEY S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2/16 Northwestern * TWOMEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO TWOMEY S PAC-12 CONFERENCE CAREER STATISTICS Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com4

5 Starting Lineups by Batting Order Game Date Opponent Result /14 Northwestern W, 4-3 (11) Stubbs Robinson Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Cotto Lozada 2 2/15 Northwestern W, 2-1 (15) Stahel Robinson Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 3 2/16 Northwestern W, 13-6 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs 4 2/18 Cal State Fullerton W, 6-1 Robinson Ramirez Flores Swick Martinez Bozoian Hernandez Rios Stubbs Starting Lineups by Position Game Date Opponent Result 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C DH 1 2/14 Northwestern W, 4-3 (11) Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Cotto Lozada Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 2 2/15 Northwestern W, 2-1 (15) Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Stubbs Robinson Bozoian Martinez Stahel 3 2/16 Northwestern W, 13-6 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez 4 2/18 Cal State Fullerton W, 6-1 Hernandez Flores Rios Swick Ramirez Robinson Bozoian Stubbs Martinez Home Run Breakdown Multi-hit Games Multi-RBI Games Player Solo 2R 3R GS Total Last HR 2H 3H 4H 5H Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI 6+BI Total Vahn Bozoian /18 vs. CSF Kevin Swick 2 2 Garrett Stubbs Jeremy Martinez 2 2 Dante Flores 1 1 Timmy Robinson 1 1 Jake Hernandez 2 2 AJ Ramirez Frankie Rios 1 1 Team Totals University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com5

6 HISTORY First Year of Baseball Overall All-Time Record...2,961-1, National Championships (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, , 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) Post-season Record College World Series Appearances, Last Time...21, 2001 College World Series Record Playoff/Regional Appearances, Last Time...40, 2005 Regional Record TEAM INFORMATION Overall Home Away Neutral 2013 Overall Record Pac-12 Record Pac-12 Finish...T-8th Final Ranking...None Post-season Play...None Lettermen Returning/Lost...23/5 Non-lettermen Returning...3 Newcomers...11 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost... 7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost...12/3 TROJAN STATS Hitting Streaks... Longest.... Current Timmy Robinson (11 from last season) Kevin Swick Jake Hernandez Garrett Stubbs Vahn Bozoian Jeremy Martinez Dante Flores Jeff Paschke Andrew Wright AJ Ramirez Frankie Rios USC RECORD WHEN... Away Games Home Games Day Games Night Games vs. Lefthanded Starter vs. Righthanded Starter Run Games Run Games Run Games Extra Innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st inning Scores first Opponent scores first After 6 leading trailing tied After 7 leading trailing tied After 8 leading trailing tied Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ home runs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Out-hit by opponent Out-hit opponent Hits are tied Reached Base Streaks... Longest.... Current Timmy Robinson (11 from last season) Kevin Swick (11 from last season) Bobby Stahel (6 from last season) Garrett Stubbs Jeremy Martinez AJ Ramirez Jake Hernandez Vahn Bozoian Dante Flores Frankie Rios Jeff Paschke Omar Cotto Lozada Andrew Wright Blake Lacey (last season) J.R. Aguirre (last season) 6 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com6

7 2014 Game Recaps Feb Northwestern Dedeaux Field NU USC WP - Guillen, James (1-0) LP - Quigley, Jack (0-1) Records: USC (1-0), Northwestern (0-1) The Trojans held a 3-2 lead through eight, but were unable to hold it, as the Wildcats tied things up in the top of the ninth. The Trojans outhit the Wildcats 12-10, and in the bottom of the 11th inning, the Trojans had the bases loaded with no outs, and on a grounder to third base by Timmy Robinson, the Trojans plated the go-ahead run as the throw from Wildcat third baseman was errant at the plate. Feb Northwestern Dedeaux Field NU USC WP - Guillen, James (2-0) LP - Bramscheriber (0-1) Records: USC (2-0), Northwestern (0-2) The Trojans came from behind after being down 1-0 in the top of the third inning to answer with an RBI groundout from Vahn Bozoian in the bottom half of the inning. In the longest game since 2006, the Trojans finally cut through in the bottom of the 15th inning as freshman infielder Joe Corrigan came through with his first collegiate RBI, a sacrifice fly to put the Trojans on top. Feb Northwestern Dedeaux Field NU USC x WP - Digiamarino (1-0) LP - Schindler (0-1) Records: USC (3-0), Northwestern (0-3) The Trojans bats came alive in the 13-6 victory, amassing 18 hits, with six different Trojans having multi-hit days. Sophomore outfielder blasted the Trojans first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the bottom of third inning to give the Trojans a 5-2 lead at the time. Sophomore infielder/outfielder AJ Ramirez led the Trojans with a 4-for-4 day with three RBI. Feb Cal State Fullerton Dedeaux Field CSF USC x WP - Adler (1-0) LP - Hockin (0-1) Records: USC (4-0), Cal State Fullerton (2-2) In an all-around team effort, the Trojans defeated then-no. 2 Cal State Fullerton, by collecting six runs on a combined nine hits. Sophomore Vahn Bozoian led the Trojans at the plate, blasting his second home run in as many games, going an overall 3-for-4 at the plate. Starter Brent Wheatley and relievers Sean Adler and James Guillen allowed only four hits to the Titans usually dangerous offense. Sean Adler struck out five in three innings of relief work, pitching out of numerous jams to earn the win. 7 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com7

8 The Last Time... Hitting USC player hit a game-winning, game-ending home run: Ricky Oropesa vs. New Mexico State - May 18, 2010 (USC wins 9-8 in 11 innings) USC players hit back-to-back-to-back home runs: Jason Lane, Eric Munson and Dominic Correa vs. Washington - May 16, 1999 USC players hit back-to-back home runs: Jake Hernandez and Vahn Bozoian at Loyola Marymount (6th inning) - April 16, 2013 USC player homered in four straight games: Cyle Hankerd, April 25-30, 2006 USC player had back-to-back multi-home run games: Jeff Clement vs. South Alabama - February 14-15, 2003 USC player had home runs in the same inning: Jeff Clement at Arizona (3rd inning) - March 21, 2003 USC player had two home runs in a game: Greg Zebrack vs. Pepperdine - April 30, 2013 USC player had three home runs in a game: Ricky Oropesa vs. Washington - May 28, 2010 USC player hit a grand slam: Mike Roskopf vs. California - April 12, 2008 USC player hit for the cycle: Michael Moon vs. Washington State - May 17, 2003 USC player had five hits in a game: Ricky Oropesa at Hawai i - March 14, 2010 USC player had three doubles in a game: Robert Stock at UC Riverside - May 14, 2008 USC player had two triples in a game: Lucas Duda at Oregon State - April 6, 2007 USC player had seven or more RBI: Joey Metropoulos at UCLA (7) - May 26, 2002 USC player had eight RBI in a game: Jeff Inglin vs. Arizona State - March 16, 1996 USC player had four walks in a game: Ricky Oropesa at Pacific - March 21, 2010 USC player was hit by a pitch two times or more in a game: Anthony Vasquez vs. Brown - March 25, 2009 USC player stole home (not double steal): Joe De Pinto vs. Oregon State - April 1, 2010 USC scored in every inning: vs. North Carolina - February 14, 1998 USC batters had zero strikeouts in a game: vs. Long Beach State - March 15, 2008 Pitching USC pitcher threw a no-hitter: Russ McQueen vs. California - March 30, 1974, USC won 7-0 (Rik Currier threw a no-hitter in five innings, rain shortened, vs. Mississippi State on March 4, 2000, USC won 7-1) USC pitcher threw a one-hitter: Jim Barr vs. Stanford - April 20, 1968 (last combined one-hitter: Sean Silva (6), Brett Wheatley (3) vs. Arizona State - April 12, 2013, USC won, 5-0) USC pitcher threw a two-hitter: Anthony Vasquez vs. Cal Poly - May 5, 2009, USC won 5-0 (last combined two-hitter: Ian Kennedy (8.2) and Ryan Schlack (0.1) vs. Kansas - February 17, 2006, USC won 1-0) USC pitcher threw a complete game shutout: Anthony Vasquez vs. Cal Poly - May 5, 2009 USC pitcher struck out 10 or more batters: Anthony Vasquez vs. Cal Poly - May 5, 2009 (13 strikeouts), Andrew Triggs vs. WSU - April 21, 2011 (13 strikeouts), Nigel Nootbaar vs. Fresno State - March 1, 2013 (12 strikeouts) USC pitcher threw 10+ innings: Ian Kennedy (10.0) vs. California - April 7, 2006 Fielding USC had five or more errors in a game: vs. Oregon (6 errors) - March 16, 2013 (USC lost, 8-4) USC player had 15 or more putouts in a game: Derek Perren at Washington State - May 24, 2008 Scoring and Miscellaneous USC recorded 20 or more hits in a game: at Utah - April 20, 2013 (USC won, in 10 innings) USC recorded 20 or more runs in a game: vs. UC Riverside - March 1, 2005 (USC won 21-8) USC scored 10 or more runs in an inning: April 4, 2009 at Arizona (10 runs in 1st inning) USC swept a Pac-10/12 Conference series: April 9-11, 2009 vs. Oregon USC swept a Pac-10/12 Conference series on the road: May 25-27, 2012 at UCLA USC was swept in a Pac-10/12 Conference series: April 26-28, 2013 at Oregon State USC was swept in a Pac-10/12 Conference series at home: May 4-6, 2012 vs. Washington USC played 13 or more innings in a game: vs. Northwestern (15 innings) - February 15, University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com8

9 2014 Roster NO NAME POS B-T HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 2 Jeremy Martinez C R-R Fr. Fountain Valley, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 3 Dante Flores IF L-R Jr. Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) 4 Bobby Stahel OF R-R R-So. Needles, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 5 Reggie Southall IF S-R R-Fr. Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 6 Kyle Davis IF/RHP R-R So. Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS) 8 J.R. Aguirre OF R-R R-Sr. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 9 Frankie Rios INF R-R Fr. Lakewood, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 10 AJ Ramirez IF/C R-R So. Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian HS) 11 Omar Cotto Lozada OF S-R R-Jr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Bonneville School) 14 Vahn Bozoian OF R-R So. Chino Hills, Calif. (Ayala HS) 15 Corey Dempster INF R-R Fr. South Pasadena, Calif. (Loyola HS) 16 Joe Corrigan INF/OF R-R Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 17 Jeff Paschke INF R-R Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara HS) 18 A.J. Fritts C R-R Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Brentwood School) 20 Nigel Nootbaar RHP S-R Jr. El Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS) 21 Jake Hernandez C R-R Sr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS) 22 Turner Clouse OF L-L So. Fountain Valley, Calif. (Fountain Valley HS) 23 Brooks Kriske RHP R-R` So. Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS) 24 Kyle Twomey LHP L-L So. Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 25 Brent Wheatley RHP R-R So. Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 26 Blake Lacey IF R-R So. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS) 27 Bob Wheatley LHP L-L Sr. Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) 28 Timmy Robinson OF R-R So. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Ocean View HS) 30 Aaron Digiamarino INF/RHP R-R Fr. La Verne, Calif. (Webb School) 31 Sean Silva LHP L-L Sr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS/Fresno City College) 33 Wyatt Strahan RHP R-R Jr. Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 34 Kevin Swick IF R-R Sr. La Canada, Calif. (Loyola HS) 35 Andrew Wright LHP R-L Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 36 Carl Aguirre OF R-R So. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) 41 Sean Adler P L-L So. Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) 42 David Edson IF L-R R-Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Faith Lutheran HS) 44 James Guillen RHP R-R Sr. Covina, Calif. (Damien HS) 45 Bernardo Flores LHP L-L Fr. Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS) 49 Marc Huberman LHP L-L So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hamilton HS) 51 Garrett Stubbs C L-R Jr. Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines) HEAD COACH: Dan Hubbs (40) ASSISTANT COACHES: Gabe Alvarez (7), Matt Curtis (12), Vinny Lopez (29) DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Marty Butterick ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS: Apoorv Gaur BASEBALL SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Rachel Caton ATHLETIC TRAINER: Justin Shibel STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Chris Chase PRONUNCIATION GUIDE AGUIRRE, Carl...uh-GEAR-ee AGUIRRE, J.R...uh-GEAR-ee BOZOIAN, Vahn...Bo-Zoy-en Vaughn COTTO LOZADA, Omar..KOH-toe LO-zada DIGIAMARINO, Aaron.Dee-Gee-a-Marino GUILLEN, James...Guee-In HUBERMAN, Marc...HUE-Ber-man NOOTBAAR, Nigel... NOOT-Bar PASCHKE, Jeff...PASH-Key STAHEL, Bobby...Stall TWOMEY, Kyle...Two-Me 9 University of Southern California Baseball usctrojans.com9

10 Overall Statistics for USC (as of Feb 18, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 4-0 Home: 4-0 Away: 0-0 Conference: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 21 Hernandez, Jake Ramirez, AJ Stubbs, Garrett Bozoian, Vahn Flores, Dante Swick, Kevin Martinez, Jeremy Robinson, Timmy Rios, Frankie Wright, Andrew Paschke, Jeff Stahel, Bobby Cotto, Omar Corrigan, Joe Dempster, Corey Southall, Reggie Aguirre, Carl Totals Opponents LOB - Team (46), Opp (42). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (3). IBB - Team (2), Martinez, J. 1, Flores, D. 1. Picked off - Robinson, T. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 20 Nootbaar, Nigel / Adler, Sean / Wheatley, Bob / Wheatley, Brent / Strahan, Wyatt / Twomey, Kyle / Guillen, James / Paschke, Jeff / Kriske, Brooks / Flores, Bernardo / Digiamarino, Aaron / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), Stubbs, G. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Martinez, J. (0-2), Twomey, K. (0-1), Paschke, J. (0-1), Nootbaar, N. (0-1), Stubbs, G. (0-1).

11 Overall Statistics for USC (as of Feb 18, 2014) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 21 Hernandez, Jake Stubbs, Garrett Rios, Frankie Robinson, Timmy Martinez, Jeremy Ramirez, AJ Corrigan, Joe Bozoian, Vahn Wheatley, Brent Twomey, Kyle Cotto, Omar Southall, Reggie Guillen, James Adler, Sean Flores, Dante Swick, Kevin Paschke, Jeff Kriske, Brooks Digiamarino, Aaron Stahel, Bobby Strahan, Wyatt Aguirre, Carl Wheatley, Bob Wright, Andrew Flores, Bernardo Nootbaar, Nigel Dempster, Corey Totals Opponents

12 Individual Game-by-Game for USC (as of Feb 20, 2014) #41 Adler, Sean - 1 game (All games) Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT p Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #41 Adler, Sean - 2 appearances (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT Totals #36 Aguirre, Carl - 3 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN pr Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN pr Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN of/of Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #14 Bozoian, Vahn - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *of Totals 4gs On base pct..353 Slugging pct..706 #16 Corrigan, Joe - 2 games (All games) Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN ph/1b Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN pr/1b Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #11 Cotto, Omar - 2 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN ph/of Totals 1gs On base pct..167 Slugging pct..000 #15 Dempster, Corey - 1 game (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN ph/of Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000

13 Individual Game-by-Game for USC (as of Feb 20, 2014) #30 Digiamarino, Aaron - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN Totals #45 Flores, Bernardo - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN Totals #3 Flores, Dante - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *2b Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *2b Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *2b Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *2b Totals 4gs On base pct..471 Slugging pct..385 #44 Guillen, James - 1 game (All games) Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN p Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #44 Guillen, James - 3 appearances (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT Totals #21 Hernandez, Jake - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *1b Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *1b Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *1b Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *1b Totals 4gs On base pct..500 Slugging pct..462 #23 Kriske, Brooks - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN Totals

14 Individual Game-by-Game for USC (as of Feb 20, 2014) #2 Martinez, Jeremy - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *dh Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *c Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *dh Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *dh Totals 4gs On base pct..381 Slugging pct..294 #20 Nootbaar, Nigel - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN Totals #17 Paschke, Jeff - 1 game (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN ph Totals 0gs On base pct Slugging pct #17 Paschke, Jeff - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN Totals #10 Ramirez, AJ - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN 1b Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN 1b/of Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *of Totals 2gs On base pct..538 Slugging pct..545 #9 Rios, Frankie - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *ss Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *ss Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *ss Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *ss Totals 4gs On base pct..278 Slugging pct..188 #28 Robinson, Timmy - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *of Totals 4gs On base pct..300 Slugging pct..263

15 Individual Game-by-Game for USC (as of Feb 20, 2014) #5 Southall, Reggie - 1 game (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN 2b Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #4 Stahel, Bobby - 1 game (All games) Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *dh Totals 1gs On base pct..167 Slugging pct..000 #33 Strahan, Wyatt - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN * Totals #51 Stubbs, Garrett - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *c Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *of Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *c Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *c Totals 4gs On base pct..524 Slugging pct..500 #34 Swick, Kevin - 4 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN *3b Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN *3b Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *3b Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *3b Totals 4gs On base pct..286 Slugging pct..400 #24 Twomey, Kyle - 1 game (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN *p Totals 1gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #24 Twomey, Kyle - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN * Totals

16 Individual Game-by-Game for USC (as of Feb 20, 2014) #27 Wheatley, Bob - 1 appearance (All games) Feb 15 NORTHWESTERN * Totals #25 Wheatley, Brent - 2 games (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN p Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT *p Totals 1gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #25 Wheatley, Brent - 2 appearances (All games) Feb 14 NORTHWESTERN Feb 18 CAL STATE FULLERT * Totals #35 Wright, Andrew - 1 game (All games) Feb 16 NORTHWESTERN ph Totals 0gs On base pct Slugging pct

17 #3 Cal State Fullerton at USC Feb 18, 2014 at Los Angeles, Calif. (Dedeaux Field) Cal State Fullerton 1 (2-2) USC 6 (4-0) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Stieb, Tyler lf Jefferies, Jake 2b Chapman, Matt 3b Davis, J.D. rf/1b Pinkston, Tanner 1b Velazquez, Greg dh Williamson, Clay cf/rf Deacon, Jared c Diemer, Austin ph/cf Kennedy, A.J. c Richards, Timmy ss Hockin, Chad p Bickford, Phil p Chambers, Miles p Totals Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Robinson, Timmy cf Ramirez, AJ lf Flores, Dante 2b Swick, Kevin 3b Martinez, Jeremy dh Bozoian, Vahn rf Hernandez, Jake 1b Rios, Frankie ss Stubbs, Garrett c Wheatley, Brent p Adler, Sean p Guillen, James p Totals Score by Innings R H E Cal State Fullerton USC X E - Jefferies, J(2); Deacon, J.(1); Hockin, C.. DP - USC 1. LOB - CSF 7; USC 8. HR - Bozoian, V.(2). HBP - Chapman, M.. SH - Ramirez, A.(1); Flores, D.(3); Rios, F.(2). SF - Swick, K.(1). SB - Rios, F.(3). Cal State Fullerton ip h r er bb so ab bf np Hockin, Chad Bickford, Phil Chambers, Miles USC ip h r er bb so ab bf np Wheatley, Brent Adler, Sean Guillen, James Win - Adler, S. (1-0). Loss - Hockin, C. (0-1). Save - None. WP - Hockin, C.; Bickford, P. 2(2); Wheatley, Br(1). HBP - by Wheatley, Br (Chapman, M.). Pitches/strikes: Hockin, C. 55/32; Bickford, P. 53/39; Chambers, M. 23/16; Wheatley, Br 63/37; Adler, S. 39/28; Guillen, J. 19/14. Umpires - HP: Anthony Norris 1B: Mike Jarboe 3B: Heath Jones Start: 6:05 pm Time: 2:48 Attendance: 757 Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy, breezy Wheatley, Br faced 1 batter in the 5th.